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The Government has said it will formally remove the current 32 million person passenger limit “as soon as possible”, following President Connolly signing legislation allowing for the move into law. Transport Minister, Darragh O'Brien, said: “I am delighted that the Dublin Airport (Passenger Capacity) Act 2026 has passed into law. This Act recognises the strategic importance of Dublin Airport as our primary international gateway, and delivers on the Programme for Government co

The Government has appointed four new members to the board of Daa - the company which operates Dublin and Cork airports. Microsoft executive and Enterprise Ireland board member, Lisa Dillon; Irish Water and National Transport Authority executive Fred Barry; CIÉ board member Niamh O'Regan; and head of the Environmental Protection Agency, Laura Burke are the new appointees; with Acuity AI CEO and founder and former Microsoft executive, Ger Perdisatt being reappointed. Minister

EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum has been selected to feature in the internationally broadcast World's Greatest! television series, with a dedicated episode airing on Bloomberg Television this Saturday (18 July) and again on 25 July. Chosen through an independent selection process, EPIC joins a line-up of organisations recognised for excellence across industries, making it one of the few Irish cultural attractions to be profiled by the long-running international series. Filme

Aer Lingus is to cut four US routes in a major cost cutting plan. The airline has said its Dublin-Las Vegas, Dublin-Denver, Dublin-Seattle, and Dublin-Minneapolis routes will be discontinued later this year. The move could also see as many as 500 jobs under threat across Aer Lingus’ head office, cabin crew and pilot departments. The airline is looking to stabilise its operating margins in order to attract ongoing investment. In all, Aer Lingus will be reducing its annual flig

Three more speakers have been added to the stellar line-up for the Irish Tourism Industry Confederation (ITIC) conference on October 1st in the Convention Centre Dublin. BBC’s award-winning broadcaster Caitríona Perry will give the view from inside the cauldron of US politics, Des McCann will outline how Dalata Hotel Group plans to grow its business, and Misa Labarile from the EU Commission will talk about the impending European Sustainable Tourism strategy. They join a packe

The Irish division of popular holiday park business Center Parcs put in a stellar performance in its latest financial year, company accounts show. Center Parcs Ireland – which operates the Center Parcs holiday village in Co Longford – increased pre-tax profits by 57%, to €17.4m, in the 12 months to the end of April. Operating profits jumped 4% to €34.5m and the resort generated revenues of over €2m per week. Overall revenues, for the year, rose by nearly 4.5% to €105.5m, acco

Dublin City Council has announced ‘Bright Nights, Big City – Culture, Music and the Future of the Night-Time Economy.’ This new one-day conference, which is being organised by AIM Ireland in partnership with the Council’s Night-Time Economy Office, will take place on 22 September at the National Concert Hall. It brings together Irish and international leaders from culture, music, hospitality, tourism, government and city development to explore how cities can build vibrant, s

Whitbread, the parent company of Premier Inn, has commenced construction of its first hotel in Outer Dublin at Sandyford Business Park. The 157-bedroom hotel on Arkle Road will feature the brand’s latest format bedrooms and ground floor spaces, including its popular ‘enhanced’ Premier Plus bedrooms. Galway-headquartered Monami Construction has been appointed to lead the build which is anticipated to take around 18-months to complete. Sandyford Business Park was selected by W

Ireland has been ranked 7th strongest passport in the world, while the US has plummeted in strength, new research shows. The latest annual Global Passport Index (GPI) – compiled by leading residency and citizenship planning advisory firm, Global Citizen Solutions (GCS) – shows nine of the top 10 strongest passports in the world represent European countries. Singapore, at number 10, is the only non-European nation in the leading bunch. The GPI ranks passports across 199 countr

The return of the lower 9% VAT rate for the hospitality sector is a “meaningful step” and one which will provide much-needed breathing space for many Irish businesses, a global financial technology company has said. Speaking about the reinstallation of the rate, which officially happens today, John O’Beirne, CEO of Dublin-based global fintech, Squareup International, which provides popular point-of-sale solutions to retailers, said: “The VAT cut for hospitality coming into ef

Brittany Ferries is to sell its Cotentin ship – which runs the Rosslare-Cherbourg route – as part of a wide-reaching cost cutting programme. The Rosslare-Cherbourg route will continue as part of the overall Brittany Ferries programme, but will be operated with other ships. The company will also be selling its Barfleur ship and will close the Poole-Cherbourg and Portsmouth-Le Havre routes. Brittany Ferries may have one of the greenest fuelled fleets in Europe, but still faces

The Irish Tourism Industry Confederation (ITIC) has released a sneak peak at emerging details of its 2026 Annual Conference, coming up in October. Generally seen as the main event for the domestic and inbound tourism sector, ITIC announced, in February, that this year’s conference will be held at Convention Centre Dublin on October 1. In April, ITIC announced its initial line-up of speakers; including Tourism Ireland CEO, Alice Mansergh; UN Tourism Secretary General, Anita Me